tom__420
Well-Known Member
Alright. So I found the right tool for the holes: A handheld cut-out tool. Its kind of like a handheld jigsaw. I will be drilling the holes for tomorrow but for today:
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I added a dry erase calender for keeping track of lighting schedules, watering schedules, nutrient concentrations and a myriad of other statistics. Right now it's just a hint as to whats inside...
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I realized the stupidity of installing a chain lock on the outside of a wardrobe so I removed it and installed one of these key-latch type locks. Works like a charm.
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I've also started work on my Zen-inspired DWC cloner. Today was the trip to petsmart.
Ingredients:
Two plastic shoe-box containers w/ lids (1 for humidity dome) $5.00
One Whisper 20 Gallon air pump $18.00
One BubbleAir Bubble Tubing 36" $10.00
One 6" Air Stone $5.00
One 25' length of 3/16" vinyl tubing $2.50
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Take one of your shoe box containers and make a small hole using a screwdriver or drill towards the top of the container. Make the hole wide enough to fit the air pump hose through the container like so:
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Once the tube is in the container you can connect an air stone to it. An air stone is a circular disc used in aquariums to both make a aesthetically pleasing volcano of bubbles in the water, but also can give oxygen to the roots of a cloning plant by keeping the water aerated. Attach the end of the hose to the air stone.
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Now I bought this air stone just in case as I wanted to experiment with a new bubbling technique.i purchased what is known as a bubble wand. It is 36" long and is a tube with miniature holes that bubble. Hooked up to a 20 gallon air pump, I imagine this would do a fantastic job. A airstone disc like this only bubbles in one area whereas this tubing, as you can see, will wrap around the entire container keeping it nice and aerated.
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The other end of your tubing is attached to the air pump. Now in my case I have to attach the hose to an anti-siphon filter to regulate the amount of air coming into the bubble wand, and then into the air pump.
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Join me tomorrow for more cloner construction and exhaust construction!
I'll be following this one I promise you that! I'm excited to see how this all turns out. Keep us posted and keep the awesome pic updates coming! +REP to you sir
Tom
